Tag Archives: Rick Perry

Boston Herald Turns George Will Into A Shill

Inside-baseball-loving columnist George Will has a problem: His wife, Mari Will, is an adviser to GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry. That doesn’t prevent Will from writing about the GOP presidential primary, but it does require him to disclose his spousal conflict … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (GOP PAC Attack Edition)

From Politico’s Morning Score: PRO-ROMNEY “RESTORE OUR FUTURE” RIPS PERRY, GINGRICH: “Newt Gingrich and Rick Perry: Too liberal on immigration, too much baggage on ethics,” the ad’s narrator says. http://bit.ly/ubcrgF PRO-PERRY “MAKE US GREAT AGAIN” NAILS ROMNEY, GINGRICH: The ad started running yesterday … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowa Adstravaganza Edition II)

The Iowa airwaves continue to be stacked up like LaGuardia. The latest additions: • Ron Paul (R-Can You Hear Me Now?) has a new TV spot that “presents the Texas congressman as the unique and consistent outsider in the race,” … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowa Adstravaganza Edition)

The Iowa airwaves are stacked up like LaGuardia with political ads right now (and for the next few weeks). Here’s a nutshell review: • It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Romney’s Super PAC (via MSNBC’s First Read): Romneyite Super PAC … Continue reading

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Rick Perry & Thrust (‘Politically Correct’ Ad-ition)

What does it tell you that the best thing Rick Perry (R-Pocket Change) has done lately is something he didn’t do: take Mitt Romney’s bet during the last debate. (Or was that de bait?) Now Perry has issued a new … Continue reading

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Dead Blogging The GOP Iowa Debate

The GOP presidential primary pluggers had at it again Saturday night in the ABC News/Des Moines Register debate in Iowa. The hardworking staff caught as much of it as we could, and here are some random observations (see video via this … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowa Air War Edition)

(Tip o’ the pixel: ABC’s The Note) The Iowa airwaves are stacked up like LaGuardia with ads from the GOP presidential hopefuls. Call the roll: • Ron Paul’s $429,000 Big Dog spot:   Arf. • The pro-Rick Perry Make Us Great … Continue reading

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Rick Perry & Thrust (Iowa Blitz Edition)

Rick Perry (R-New Hampshire Caucuses) is ramping up his marketing efforts in Iowa, where they acually do hold caucuses. From MSNBC’s First Read: Perry pushes new Iowa mailer, TV ad WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Thirty-three days and counting till … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Ad Spending Tally Edition)

MSNBC’s First Read has helpfully provided an update on TV advertising expenditures so far in the 2012 presidential election (although it’s awfully secretive about the source of its numbers): Among the GOP presidential candidates: — Perry $2.8 million (including the campaign’s national … Continue reading

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Deplorable Mudslinging Edition)

The NYT-industrial complex was in high dudgeon on Sunday, with hall monitor Page One pieces in both the New York Times and the Boston Globe on the sad state of political advertising. From the Times: TV Attack Ads Aim at … Continue reading

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